Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Holistic Development of Road Infrastructure
Details of fund allocated for development of NHs and expenditure incurred / fund released during last 5 years are as follows:-
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Amount in Rs. crore
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Sr. No.
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Year
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Allocation
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Expenditure / Fund Released
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Budgetary
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IEBRTarget to raise
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Total
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Budgetary
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IEBRActual raised
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Total
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1
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2014-15
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24,707.96
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7,611.11
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32,319.07
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24,417.62
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3,344.00
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27,761.62
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2
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2015-16
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40,970.42
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42,694.50
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83,664.92
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|
40,560.15
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23,281.00
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63,841.15
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3
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2016-17
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41,431.17
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59,279.00
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1,00,710.17
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40,654.02
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33,118.00
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73,772.02
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4
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2017-18
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50,218.65
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59,279.00
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1,09,497.65
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49,664.60
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|
50,533.00
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1,00,197.60
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5
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2018-19
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68,110.72
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|
62,000.00
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1,30,110.72
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66,803.86
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61,217.00
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1,28,020.86
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|Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources
Apart from this, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also allocates funds for development of State Roads under the Central Road Fund  Scheme and Economic Importance and Inter State Connectivity  Schemes as per the provisions of the CRF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act from time to time. Year wise details of accrual/allocation of funds for States / UTs and expenditure/release of funds under CRF and EI and ISC schemes during last five years are as follows:-
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Amount in Rs. crore
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Year
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CRF
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EI&ISC
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Accrual
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Release
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Fund Allocated
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Expenditure incurred
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2014-15
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2,635.60
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2,094.78
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|
150.00
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93.11
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2015-16
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2,851.80
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2,369.47
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355.35
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267.09
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2016-17
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7,175.00
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|
5,069.82
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|
805.00
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|
746.35
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2017-18
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6,764.48
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|
6,367.11
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|
759.20
|
|
677.56
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2018-19
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|
6,998.93
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6,784.50
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|
500.00
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|
474.82
Length of NHs developed / constructed during last five years were as follows.
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Year
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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Length 
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4,410
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6,061
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8,231
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9,829
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10,855
NHs are designed and constructed as per Indian Roads Congress Codes and the Ministry’s relevant Guidelines / Policies. Road Safety measures and provisions are part of the design and construction of NHs. Road Safety audits are also carried out as part of NH development projects on Engineering Procurement Construction  / Build Operate Transfer  modes. Identification and rectification of road accident black spots, improvements on safety on NHs through Road Safety Annual Plan, taking up of Road Safety audits, installation of crash barriers at accident prone locations in Hilly terrain etc, are taken up to minimize accidents on NHs.
Safety of Road Construction Workers and Environmental Protection are also part of design and construction of NHs and these are implemented as per the relevant policies / guidelines and provisions of the Contract / Concession Agreements.
The Ministry has promulgated the Green Highways  Policy, 2015 with regard to planting of trees in place of trees cut due to widening of NHs as per the Statutory conditions by different agencies. Planting of trees in lieu of the cut trees is generally done after substantial completion of Civil construction works to avoid damage to the planted saplings. Like tree cutting, planting is done by different agencies, including the Forest Department, depending upon the requirements of individual project and contractual conditions.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin J Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.